# The Public Service Obligations in Transport Regulations 2023, Regulation 15: Direct award of passenger services contracts under the de minimis exception


(1) A competent authority may award a public service contract directly—
(a) where its average annual value is estimated at less than £875,000 or, in the case of a public service contract including public passenger transport services by rail, less than £6,500,000, or
(b) where it concerns the annual provision of less than 300,000 kilometres of public passenger transport services or, in the case of a public service contract including public passenger transport services by rail, less than 500,000 kilometres.
(2) In the case of a public service contract not including public passenger transport services by rail, tramway or other track-based mode directly awarded to a small or medium-sized enterprise operating not more than 23 road vehicles, those thresholds may be increased to either an average annual value estimated at less than £1,750,000 or to an annual provision of less than 600,000 kilometres of public passenger transport services.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2023/9780348252217/regulation/15 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-public-service-obligations-in-transport-regulations-2023/regulation-15
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